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Supreme Court will weigh banning homeless people from sleeping outside (apnews.com)
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[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 77 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Can't afford a home, probably gonna be illegal to be homeless. Guess they should just kill themselves then.

Fuck the modern conservative movement. No empathy for the downtrodden.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 9 points 10 months ago

The next step is blending them into a nutrient-rich slush that will be fed to people in workhouses

[–] tearsintherain@leminal.space 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I don't think this is just about conservatives, it's also about the owner class and their quality of life. But def significant overlap.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/16/us-homeless-encampments-companies-profiting-sweeps

Revealed: how companies made $100m clearing California homeless camps Public spending on private sweep contractors is soaring across the state – and unhoused people allege poor treatment

This reminds of the gross, despicable private detention and private prison industry in America.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

these ghouls need to see some consequences. fucking libs.